Federal aid to NY has dropped the last 2 years

6:58 PM,
Jan. 8, 2014

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With New York reeling from frigid temperatures brought by a polar vortex, Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer wants the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to immediately release $35 million to the state.

LIHEAP helps an estimated 485,000 low-income families in the state pay their monthly utility bills, including 94,480 in the Rochester-Finger Lakes region, 166,297 in western New York, 112,960 in the Hudson Valley and 75,159 in the Southern Tier.

New York received 90 percent of its annual funding - $316 million - in November, according to Schumer. ...